Leimert Park station is an underground light rail station on the K Line of the

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system. It is located underneath Crenshaw Boulevard at its intersection with Vernon Avenue in the Leimert Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Leimert Park station was funded and fully incorporated into the project in May 2013 after massive community support for a tunnel under Park Mesa Heights. The station opened on October 7, 2022. Metro held a ceremonial ribbon cutting ceremony for the station on June 25, 2022. The station incorporates artwork by three artists:

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, Mickalene Thomas, and Deanna Erdmann.

Service

Station layout

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Connections

, the following connections are available: * Los Angeles Metro Bus: , , , * LADOT DASH: Leimert/Slauson

Notable places nearby

The station is within walking distance of the following notable places: * Leimert Plaza Park * Vision Theatre

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K Line (Los Angeles Metro) stations Crenshaw, Los Angeles Railway stations in the United States opened in 2022 Railway stations located underground in California {{LACMTA-stub